Land Use Data for Latitude -4.75 Longitude -81.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Talara |
Agricultural Land Uses
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralismRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
DesertsLivestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Sugar Cane
Sugar crops and sweeteners
Growing Period (days)
1 to 2930 to 59
Soil Types
Arenosols (Sandy)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 22 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
30 to 40Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.
